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In Danger

2 Corinthians 11:26 26 I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false believers. As a Western ChristianContinue reading “In Danger”

Commendation

2 Corinthians 10:18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. In the military, commendations come in many forms. One of those is highlighted in a series on Netflix called “Medal of Honor.” It highlights some of the recipients of our nations highest honorContinue reading “Commendation”

Sorrow

2 Corinthians 7:9 yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow lead you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. There is a popular belief in society that all discomfort needs to be eliminated from life.Continue reading “Sorrow”

Compelled

2 Corinthians 5:14-15 14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. When was the last time you felt compelledContinue reading “Compelled”

Competent!

2 Corinthians 3:5-6 5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. 6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. The qualities we want in our leadersContinue reading “Competent!”

Trouble

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. There are times in life whenContinue reading “Trouble”

Shape Shifters

1 Cor 15:54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” When I was young I thought I might want to keep my current physical body when I got to heaven. I mean,Continue reading “Shape Shifters”

Orderly

1 Corinthians 14:40 But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way. We all know people who are like Pigpen of Peanuts fame. Everywhere they go they seem to stir things up, make things messy, disrupt the flow. Their very presence seems to put the rest of us out of focus. We looseContinue reading “Orderly”

Different, Same

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. If you haven’t noticed, humans are very different fromContinue reading “Different, Same”

To Win!

1 Corinthians 9:19 Thought I am free and long to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. How far would you go to win in a battle? The football field, the NASCAR race track, the front register bottom line, an election, the neighbor who keeps violatingContinue reading “To Win!”